The episode prompted promises of change, but also some finger-pointing about who was ultimately to blame for a mistake with precedent in the Cook County system.
The judge said setting this precedent would clog the court system with charges for every player who threw an elbow under a basket or anyone who ever threw a punch on an ice rink.
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Given that the judicial system is built on precedent, that is a rather dubious claim.
The courts would likely side with the players based on historical precedent, and going through the court system would be costly both financially and from a public relations perspective.
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Scotland coach Matt Williams slammed the decision as "inconsistent with the rules of the game" and warned the all-Australian appeals panel had set a dangerous precedent that could turn rugby's judicial system into a farce.
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It has a precedent in the introduction of the Powers punch card system into this country by the Prudential, and the subsequent creation of Powers-Samas to make the machines.
In a common-law system, each decision of the court acts as precedent for future cases and the interpretations form part of the law of Hong Kong.
Ministers are uneasy about the move on several fronts, some related to the degree of opposition within their own party, others to the strength of local feeling, including the Daily Post campaign, and the precedent of actively moving the service out of the Welsh health system and into the English one.
Dr. AGUAYO: Yes, but what happens is that this election had no precedent in Mexico because, in the past, in our political system, there was something called the ideology of the Mexican revolution that prevented us from a clearly identified left and right.
The President's oath is the most important oath any person takes in our Constitutional system, If that oath can be ignored it will set a very damaging precedent for our society.
But Thailand's legal system is based on civil law, so the case may not be treated as a precedent by other bankruptcy judges.
But he stood firm publicly, arguing that to compensate the earlier victims would set a precedent for medical mishaps (such as brain damage at birth and faulty breast implants) that might bankrupt the health system.
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